The good news is, if you haven't been with us for awhile, there is no homework "due". There was no handmade swap or challenge for this month. (Although, I bumped into Kelly and she did say she was a bit short on the Quilts of Valor blocks from last month, so she would gladly accept more from anyone who would like to still participate).

There is, however, a scrap swap. If you'd like to participate, bring a gallon ziploc baggie full of scraps (2" or bigger) to swap with someone else's gallon baggie full of scraps. :)

The BETTER news is, tomorrow night, our very own Ania will be doing a little talk/demo about her crazy quilting. If you haven't had a chance to see her creations, it's amazing. I'm pretty sure you don't want to miss it.

Swap signups for February's travel pillow swap are taking place until next week (January 15th, to be exact).

Also, if you have questions, you can ask tomorrow night at the meeting OR email Colleen at cyarnell{at}mindspring{dot}com.

Don't forget to bring a show and tell item! That's one of the best parts about the night.

And, finally, since it's a brand new year, and bloggy land is filled with 2011 recaps, here's a recap of what's happened in the triad modern quilt guild this past "year".

September: Our kick-off meeting!! Angie and Paige were chosen as co-presidents. We had a chance to meet everybody. And we learned a little about what exactly quilt guilds do. :)

October: Sarah (that's me) was named secretary and Tami was named treasurer. Colleen is the "swap swami" and laid out a swap schedule for the year, beginning with pot holders and fat quarters...

November: Paige gave a great demo on how and why to use flickr. (despite some internet problems right in the middle of her talk). We swapped our potholders. And fat quarters.

December: We had a Christmas party!!! There was lots of food. We had a homemade ornament dirty santa exchange. And we brought patriotic blocks to be assembled by Kelly into a quilt to be donated to the "Quilts of Valor" program, which provides quilts to wounded servicemen and women.

January 5, 2012

Our February swap is all set. We'll be making travel pillows, using a standard 12 x 16 pillow form (available at JoAnn, etc.). The pillows will be swapped at our February meeting, which will be on Feb. 14th.

Welcome!

Welcome to the online home of the Triad Modern Quilt Guild. We are a branch of The Modern Quilt Guild and are excited to join together modern quilters in the Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point area of North Carolina.

We meet every fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at South Fork Community Center Meeting Room in Winston-Salem. Visitors are always welcome and everyone is encouraged to bring finished or ongoing projects for show-and-tell.

Please drop us a note if you have any questions, comments or suggestions. We would love to hear from you!